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New Mercury Treaty Signed in Japan

3 Things That Need to Happen Now

The New Mercury Treaty: 3 Things That Need to Happen Now

Philippines Bans Lead in Paint

EcoWaste Coalition Advocacy Key to Victory

Chemical Control Order in Philippines Bans Lead in Paint

Small Scale Gold Mining Pollutes Indonesia

Yuyun Ismawati, IPEN HUB coordinator, source for NY Times article

IPENer featured in New York Times article about small scale gold mining

UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

Endocrine Disruptors a "Global Threat"

IPEN and the Endocrine Society Urge UN To Take Action

Scientist Open Letter Calling for Global Action on EDCs

Lead in Paint

February Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter released

Friday, 31 January 2014

The Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project Partner Newsletter for February, 2014 is now available, and contains news about partners' progress in developing lead regulations, as well as information about the new chemical control order in the Philippines and more.

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Lead in Paint
Lead

Chemical Control Order in Philippines Bans Lead in Paint

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

IPEN Participating Organization EcoWaste Coalition lauded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for promulgating a Chemical Control Order (CCO) prohibiting lead in decorative paint above 90 parts per million (ppm), the protective goal for lead in paint recommended worldwide by IPEN.

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Mining
Mercury

IPENer featured in New York Times article about small scale gold mining

Wednesday, 08 January 2014

IPEN Steering Committee Member Yuyun Ismawati was prominently featured in this New York Times article:

January 2, 2014

(Photo by Kemal Jufri for the NY Times)

Small-Scale Gold Mining Pollutes Indonesian Lands

By JOE COCHRANE

CISITU, Indonesia — In the remote mountains of West Java, workers like 15-year-old David Mario Chandra are an integral part of Indonesia’s gold industry.

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Global Report Finds High Levels of Lead in Paint

Cover of Lead Global Report

A new 2013 report from IPEN and UNEP documents high levels of lead in paint in nine countries. IPEN Participating Organizations in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, and Uruguay collected paint samples for total lead content testing. With the exception of ten samples from the Ivory Coast, all of the paints purchased and tested were enamel decorative paints. See the results in the Global Report Annex 1 (below).

The release of this report coincided with the International Lead Poisoning Prevention week of action, 20 - 26 October. Please read about IPEN activities during the week HERE.

Global Report: Lead in Enamel Decorative Paints

Executive Summary of the Report (in all six UN languages)

Annex 1: Country by Country Data

IPEN Press Release | UNEP Press Release

 

Joe DiGangi

UN Experts recommend global action on pentachlorophenol

Agrees to incorporate climate change impacts in toxic chemical evaluation
Sunday, 20 October 2013

Rome, Italy — A UN expert committee recommended global action on pentachlorophenol – a pesticide used for wood treatment including utility poles. The Committee justified its recommendation for the Stockholm Convention due to pentachlorophenol’s persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transport, and its toxic impacts. Governments around the world will decide on the recommendation in 2015.

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Mercury Treaty
Mercury

IPEN Activities at the Mercury Treaty Diplomatic Conference

Saturday, 19 October 2013

IPEN recently concluded its activities at the Mercury Treaty Diplomatic Conference in Kumamoto, Japan, which included side events and a press conference. For information about IPEN's work in Japan, see our "DipCon" page.

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Mercury Treaty

The New Mercury Treaty: 3 Things That Need to Happen Now

Thursday, 10 October 2013

For Immediate Release:

Kumamoto, Japan — The signing of the world’s first international mercury treaty by delegates from more than 100 countries should spur three key actions to reduce total mercury pollution, the International NGO IPEN said.

“The mercury treaty is a victory because it represents a global consensus that mercury pollution presents a serious threat to human health and the environment. Now we need to get to work,” said Joe DiGangi, IPEN’s Senior Science and Technical Adviser. “Some treaty provisions are legally-binding obligations and others require governments to “endeavor” to take action. This means that each government has a moral, if not a legal commitment to fully implement all treaty provisions.”

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